PhD Opportunities in Media Studies in United Kingdom

Queen’s University Belfast is offering a PhD project in Media Studies examining screen industries, misleading video, AI-generated content and public trust during episodes of public disorder in Northern Ireland. Focusing on anti-immigrant disorder in Belfast and Ballymena, the research will investigate how video is edited, shared and interpreted by different audiences. It will explore what makes footage credible, how newsrooms respond to disputed clips, and what evidence is needed to determine wh...

The Midlands Graduate School (MGS) brings together eight universities across the Midlands to provide doctoral training in the social sciences and interdisciplinary research areas. Through its Doctoral Training Partnership at the University of Nottingham , the programme offers ESRC-funded PhD studentships for applicants interested in advanced social science research. The doctoral training environment combines research study with structured training and broader support opportunities. Applicants ca...

[ESRC-funded studentship covering tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend at UKRI minimum rates, currently £21,805 for 2026/27.] This ESRC-funded PhD studentship sits within Swansea University’s Media, Communications and Public Relations community, in the Journalism, Democracy and Digital Media pathway. The advert highlights a lively research environment with expertise spanning print and broadcast journalism, digital news media, fact checking, disordered information, hate speech, raci...

[Four years of full funding, including full tuition fees at the applicable fee status (including international fees) plus a UKRI-rate stipend.] This PhD studentship is based in the Department of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester and sits within the MRC North West Doctoral Programme in Medical Sciences. The project investigates antibiotic use in hidradenitis suppurativa , a painful dermatological condition associated with recurrent boils, abscesses and scarring. The res...

The University of Greenwich is offering a PhD project on Digital Technologies for Whole Life Carbon Assessment in Developing Countries . The research will examine how digital tools can support construction professionals in assessing whole-life carbon and making better-informed decisions to reduce emissions. The project sits at the intersection of digital construction, sustainable construction, carbon assessment, quantity surveying, construction management and engineering. It is particularly suit...

Swansea University’s Department of Politics, International Relations and Area Studies is inviting prospective doctoral researchers to apply for a fully funded scholarship within the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). The opportunity supports PhD research in Politics, International Relations and Area Studies , offering candidates the chance to join the department and develop an independent research project aligned with its areas of expertise. The department provides a res...

This fully funded PhD project will investigate innovative approaches to improve the detection of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in people with diabetes . The research will focus on advanced analysis of wearable photoplethysmography (PPG) data, combining digital health, wearable technologies, biomedical signal processing and clinically relevant cardiovascular research. The student will work at the intersection of academia, industry and the NHS on a translational project with potential to imp...

King’s Brazil Institute is sharing fully funded joint PhD scholarship opportunities for doctoral researchers interested in Brazil. The programme supports a joint PhD between King’s College London and the University of São Paulo (USP) , enabling students to develop research across two leading academic environments. Successful scholars will have the opportunity to undertake doctoral research at both institutions, receive international supervision, and join a growing PhD community connected with th...

[Fully funded for up to 4 years; full coverage of EU/Non-EU tuition fees; monthly stipend; dedicated research and fieldwork allowance for international fieldwork, archival research, and conference presentations.] The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin invites applications for a fully funded four-year doctoral project in Southeast Asian Studies, beginning on 1 September 2027. This opening is designed for an interdisciplinary scholar working across...